Which to use
“marcan” and “marcaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,706
- “marcan” frequency rank
- #15,416
- “marcaron” frequency rank
- 26122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcan | marcaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de marcar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes marcan and marcaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marcan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against marcaron's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marcan with marcaron
A purely visual mix-up. marcan ([ˈmaɾkãn]) and marcaron ([maɾˈkaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcan is recorded at frequency rank #10,706, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɾkãn]. marcaron is at rank #15,416, tagged as averb, pronounced [maɾˈkaɾõn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26122, this pair ranks #233,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcan vs marcaron
Shared letters: acmnr. Private to "marcan": -. Private to "marcaron": o.
"marcan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "marcaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcan" for "marcaron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marcan" or "marcaron"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marcan" and "marcaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcan" and "marcaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maracas vs marcan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #233,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.